Lava Computer L75.2 User Manual
LavaPort-Quad
Installation Manual
LAVACOMPUTERS
QUADSERIAL PCI
MADE
IN
PNMOKOS-1
MADEINJAPAN
CANADA
0255351
P.N.MOKO L75.2
Rev.B00
Congratulations on your purchase of the LavaPort-Quad Com Port
Accelerator for 56K and ISDN external modems and other high-speed
serial peripherals.
Included with your package, you should have the following:
1. The LavaPort-Quad printed circuit board
2. One software installation diskette
3. This user’s manual
If any of the above items are missing,please contact the reseller where
you purchased this product.
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Contents
Quick Install
Installing the LavaPort-Quad Hardware
Windows Installation
· Windows Driver Installation
· Changing Port Numbers (Com 3/4/5 etc.)
· Setting LavaPort Data Rates
· Setting LavaPort FIFO Control
· Flow Control
· Lava Modem Speed Set - for 230.4 kbps
Windows NT 4.0 Installation
· Nt4 Driver Installation
· High Speed Data Rates
Note: Instructions for installing the LavaPort-Quad
under DOS or Windows 3.x may be found in the
ReadMe file in the Win3.11 subdirectory of
your LavaPort-Quad diskette.
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Quick Install
Windows95/98
1. With the power off,insert the LavaPort-Quad card into any free PCI
slot.
2. Launch Windows - new hardware will be found.
3. When prompted,insert the LavaPort-Quad installation diskette and
select the file “Lava.inf” in either the root or theWin95 subdirectory.
(If the diskette is not found you may have to manually type
“A:\WIN95\”).
4. After Windows has booted,Click the Start button,then Settings,
Control Panel,System,Device Manager, Ports.The LavaPort-Quad
ports will be listed as four of your Com Ports.Click“Properties”to
change the default settings as desired.
5. If desired,install the Lava Com Port Redirect and Lava Modem Speed
Set utilities to change the Com numbers of your ports, and to
automate modem speed settings.
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Hardware Installation
1. Before opening the casing of your computer,make sure that all
power is off.
2. Locate an unused PCI slot and insert the LavaPort-Quad into it.
Ensure that it is well seated.
3. Screw the metal backplane of the LavaPort-Quad board to your PC’s
casing and replace the machine’s cover.
4. Connect your modem cable to the whichever port on the LavaPortQuad that you would like to use first and turn the PC on.
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Windows Installation
Windows Driver Installation
Note: Make sure that you are installing the correct LavaPort-Quad
1. With the power turned off,insert the LavaPort-Quad card into any
free PCI slot in your PC.Make sure the card is well seated.Insert the
bracket with Ports 3 and 4 into a free slot. If you must detach the
cables from the card to do so,be sure to re-install the cables back
onto the card with the red wire corresponding to the“1” on the
board.Turn your PC on and start Windows.
2. Windows will automatically detect the LavaPort-Quad as a new PCI
Serial Controller and ask you to insert the Lava Installation Diskette.
The installation files are located in either the root or the Win95
subdirectory of this disk. On some PC’s you may have to manually
type A:\WIN95 when prompted for the Lava Installation Diskette.
3. After the necessary files have been copied,Windows will complete
the full installation of the
LavaPort-Quad Parents will be created in Device Manager under
Multi-Function Adapters,and four child ports will be created under
Control Panel | System | Device Manager | Ports.
drivers for the appropriate operating system.
DO NOT install NT or Windows 3.x drivers under other
versions of Windows
LavaPort-Quad
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4. The LavaPort-Quad hardware appears in Device Manager in two
places: under the Multi-function Adapters tree and as part of the
Ports tree.Please note that any changes to the Resources (I/O
Address & IRQ) used by any one of the four ports on the Lava
Quattro-PCI must be made through the Resources page of the
appropriate LavaPort-Quad PARENT - not through the individual
Ports pages.
Modifying I/O Address and IRQ Resources is NOT recommended.
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5. Click on Ports and select one of the ports listed under the heading
LavaPort PCI.
6. Click Properties.The following screen will appear:
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